DVD release - The Girl Who Leapt Through Time [Standard Edition] (Bandai Entertainment) available on November 18, 2008

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Toki o Kakeru Shojo, 2006) is set 20 years after the original Tsutsui Yasutaka novel. Underachieving high school student Makoto Konno recently started hearing voices and having strange visions that can’t be explained. One day while riding her bike home from school she gets hit by a train—but doesn’t die. Instead she finds herself transported back in time to a few moments before the accident, allowing her to escape in time. After learning that she has this unique ability to “leap” through time, Makoto begins to use it in her everyday life to deftly avoid just about every mundane inconvenience or socially awkward situation. However, when she uses her powers a little bit too much with her closest friends she discovers that the benefits of time travel aren’t all they’re cracked up to be.

Region 1, NTSC, anamorphic widescreen. Japanese and English Dolby 5.1 audio tracks with optional English subtitles. Features include audio commentary with director Mamoru Hosoda and Japanese Voice Actors Riisa Naka, Takuya Ishida, and Mitsuaka Itakura; premiere event footage in Tokyo; music video - Hanako Oku “Garnet”; theatrical trailer; and promo clip.

For the 2 disc Limited Edition, see this link. For the UK release by Manga Entertainment, see this link.

Available at the following retailer(s) on November 18, 2008: